Homework 5

Homework Set 5Complete the following homework problems from your textbook Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast: •         Page 40, #1 and #2•         Page 70, #1 and #2•         Page 84, #1, #2, and #4 Submit your answers in a Word document to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.Page 40, #1Why don’t most of the gases in the Earth’s atmosphere contribute to the greenhouse effect?Page 40, #2 Does the band saturation effect prevent global warming from CO2? If not, what effect does it have?Page 70, #1How can we predict a change in climate 100 years from now if we cannot forecast a rainstorm more than 10 days out?Page 70, #2Is the Earth’s energy budget to space in balance? Answer: yes and no. Your task: Explain your answer.Page 84, #1Explain why a stabilizing feedback is called “negative”.Page 84, #2Describe and characterize as positive, negative, or unknown feedbacks associated with ice, water vapor, clouds, ocean circulation, and the carbon cycle.Page 84, #4What factors determine the climate impact of a cloud?